I am not anyone special. My daughter told me years go that I am really easy going. When I got in the situation I was in, my first thought was of those parents of the Amish children who were killed at their school. If they could forgive the killers, then I had to forgive just like the Bible teaches. Some still think I am nuts for still being friends but that is ok. I am just odd that way. : )
MamaB, that forgiveness makes you special, just as it did the Amish you spoke of. Their example helped you to forgive. We never know how God will choose to work through us in this life, and how out of every evil His will allows, He makes a greater good. Who knows how many people those Amish touched? Now you are an example here with your post! God works His wonders in so many ways and through so many people! Have a blessed day!